The Portland Trail Blazers and Atlanta Hawks are swapping wings on big contracts; Kent Bazemore and Evan Turner are switching teams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Portland is trading Evan Turner to Atlanta for Kent Bazemore, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2019
Cap neutral deal for Blazers and Hawks. Portland acquires a wing in Bazemore who'll provide an insurance policy on free agent Rodney Hood. Hood's market value exceeds Portland's ability to keep him using the taxpayer MLE. https://t.co/V1XXBYubmy
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2019
Both Bazemore and Turner are rotation players with different skill sets. Bazemore is the better shooter and defender, while Turner is the superior playmaker, able to run some point.
Bazemore and Turner are both in the last years of their contracts. Bazemore is owed $19.2 million next season, and Turner is owed $18.6 million.
